West Bengal government denies landing of Amit Shah's chopper in Malda, BJP attacks CM
Malda, Jan 21 (IBNS): In what might lead to another showdown between the Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party, the state government has denied permission for landing the right-wing party's president Amit Shah's helicopter in Malda district.
Kolkata, Dec 8 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced Rs 3 lakh compensation to the family of a migrant labourer from her state who was killed in Rajasthan recently.
West Bengal: Group-D job aspirants from Bihar go on rampage, ransack trains, stations
Kolkata, May 21 (IBNS): Thousands of jobseekers from Bihar vandalized several trains and damaged railway properties, during a protest demanding special trains to return home, at New Jalpaiguri (NJP) and Malda Town railway stations in West Bengal on Sunday, reports said.
West Bengal: Rs. 2000 fake notes worth 92,000 rupees seized in Malda, 1 nabbed
Kolkata/Malda, Mar 5 (IBNS): Acting on a tip off, police on Saturday late night arrested a man from Rathbari area in Malda district of West Bengal and recovered fake Rs. 2000 notes with a face value of 92 thousand rupees from his possession, officials said.
WB: Drone used for first time to track illegal poppy cultivation in Malda
Kolkata/Malda, Nov 12 (IBNS): Malda district police on Saturday used drone camera to track illegal poppy cultivation at few locations in the district, reports said.
West Bengal: Illegal firearms recovered in Malda, 2 held
Kolkata/Malda, Oct 30 (IBNS): Acting on a tip off, police on Saturday arrested two suspects and recovered a huge cache of illegal firearms from their possessions at two different locations in West Bengal's Malda district, reports said.
West Bengal: Passengers clash with rail-police following a robbery in running express train
Kolkata/Malda, Sept 17 (IBNS): After being robbed in a running train, several passengers of Kolkata to Bihar bound Jogbani Express (13159) on Saturday morning engaged in a clash with security personnel at Malda Town station in West Bengal following a demonstration, reports said.
Malda: BJP poses five questions to Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata, Jan 11 (IBNS) The BJP has posted five questions to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after the BJP's fact finding team consisting of MPs SS Ahluwalia, Bhupendra Yadav and BD Ram were forced to turn back from Kaliachak to Kolkata on Monday when they went to visit the violence-hit areas of Malda district.
BJP MPs stopped from entering violence-hit Malda in West Bengal
Malda, Jan 11 ( IBNSI) A three-member fact-finding team of the BJP, which was going to visit the violence-hit areas of Malda distrcit, was stopped at the railway station on Monday morning, reports said.